I just wanted to take a moment and say thanks to all who have responded to our original post. I have read (and saved) all of your replies and they have all been helpful. I think we will really enjoy this fine little boat and cant wait to get her out on the water.
I plan to remain active on the list as we start using and modifying the boat. Chris and Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris and Julie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2008 8:40 AM Subject: M_Boats: New M15 Owner > Hello everyone. My wife and I have begun the process with Bob Eeg to have > an M15 built. Her name will be "Julie Suzanne". As of right now we are > going with the following decisions & options: > > Ivory Hull with Single Blue Stripe > Camcleats > Longer handrails mounted atop the sliding hatch teak runner covers > Electrical package with group 24 battery under v-berth with space for 2nd > battery for longer cruise > Tracks on the coaming for jib cars or moving cleat > Stern pulpit > Opening stainless ports in cabin (Can never have too much ventilation in > my opinion.) > > Although this will be our 5th boat (22-36 feet and lived aboard the 36 > footer) we are both pretty excited about this boat. They are such great > looking boats and we have always heard great things about them. It will > be nice to own a small boat that we can store in our garage, trailer to > where ever we want, and yet still overnight on with some comfort. > > Honestly this is the first boat whose design I would not change (at least > based on my research thus far). Everything from the cockpit size to the > v-berth and the storage seems to be the best compromise for the size and > the intended use. > > Our primary uses will be long daysails and 1-3 day short cruises with both > my wife and I aboard. We live in Florida and anticipate doing plenty of > trips to various cruising grounds all over the Southeast. Like most > others, I work plenty of hours and will be limiting most of our trips to > vacations and long weekends. > > Also, like every boat I have owned, I will always have a project going on > with 2-3 in the planning stages.... > > Some already planned projects include: > > Leading halyards back to cockpit > Jib downhaul (Have always had furlers, but with trailering and the > fractional rig, I wonder if it makes sense here....) > Some sort of anchor and rode storage that makes sense based on balancing > the weights on the boat and the ability to quickly deploy if needed. > Boom tent (Need something to make the cockpit a part of the interior based > on the situation) > Interior storage (Looking at some minor teak and some canvas based pouches > in strategic locations) > Tiller tamer or autopilot (Probably a tiller tamer at least in the > immediate future) > Special hatchboard for instrument mounting (Custom built board with hold > GPS, depth finder and can be locked in place) > > We dont own a tow vehicle yet, but will be purchasing one shortly. Right > now I am leaning towards a used Toyota RAV4 or Honda CRV or something > similar. Based on my research the M15 is not a difficult boat to tow, and > I need to keep the MPG as high as possible for obvious reasons. > > The intent right now is to get the 2hp 4stroke Honda outboard which > appears to be standard equipment on the M15 based on my readings. I DO > NOT look forward to refilling the tank while underway. I anticipate some > sort of a solution to this in the near future. I know I have read some > information about some great solutions to this already. > > Any recommendations regarding the boat or outfitting it as we move forward > with the construction? Anything not listed above is currently standard > and already included(such as swim ladder). Like most people who are > considering a new M-boat, I have been lurking on the email group and have > scanned quite a bit of the older messages (although you cant scan > everything...). I have also been through all the websites I can find and > have appreciated all the great information. > > Bob has been great to work with so far. I have had a number of email and > phone discussions with him. He is working with me on options while also > helping me to keep the boat simple (at least for the initial build....). > > Thank you all for the great information I have received from this group so > far.... > > Chris Rechtin > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
